Decree 153/2018/ND-CP on pension adjustment policy for female workers starting to receive pensions in 2018-2021 with 20 to 29 years 6 months of social insurance contributions

Ministry of Home Affairs

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Document Type	Document Number	Status	Date Effective	Issuing Body	Official Source URL
Decree	153/2018/ND-CP	In effect	24/12/2018	Ministry of Home Affairs	https://phapluat.gov.vn/legal-documents/132026

Summary

Decree 153/2018/ND-CP, issued by the Government on 7 November 2018, sets a pension adjustment policy for female workers who began drawing a pension between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2021 and who had paid social insurance for a period ranging from a full 20 years up to 29 years and 6 months. It implements Resolution 64/2018/QH14 of the National Assembly and addresses the situation in which the shift in the pension-calculation method under the 2014 Law on Social Insurance affected this group of women relative to the prior 2006 Law. The adjustment works as follows. The eligible woman's pension equals the pension computed under clause 2 of Article 56 or clause 2 of Article 74 of the 2014…